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It was then that I understood what I’d really lost. Not just my father, but my autonomy, the right to express my opinion, to be valued and listened to as an equal.
“Beautiful people expect so much more from life than life is willing to give them.”
― The Ferryman and His Wife
― The Ferryman and His Wife
“Who is it that can tell me who I am?”
― The Astonishing Life of August March
― The Astonishing Life of August March
“Something in his remark, or even more in the tone of his voice, resonated in a deep place within me. Perhaps we were all seeking our individual freedom on the seas.”
― Call Me Ishmaelle
― Call Me Ishmaelle
“this life is like an item of clothing, the beauty exists on the outside, but the warmth is found within. · · ·”
― The Ferryman and His Wife
― The Ferryman and His Wife
“a sea-quake, a whale-made hurricane, a man-made typhoon – the”
― Call Me Ishmaelle
― Call Me Ishmaelle
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